drizzle

drizzle
[[t]drɪ̱z(ə)l[/t]]
drizzles, drizzling, drizzled
1) N-UNCOUNT: also a N Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops.

The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.

2) VERB If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly.

[it V] Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle...

[V-ing] I walked home in the drizzling rain.

3) VERB If you drizzle a liquid over food or drizzle food with a liquid, you pour a small quantity of the liquid all over the food.

[V n over n] Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck and salad...

[V n with n] Drizzle them with warmed extra virgin olive oil. [Also V n with over]


English dictionary. 2008.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:
(in small drops),


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Drizzle — Driz zle, v. t. To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. The air doth drizzle dew. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drizzle — [driz′əl] vi. drizzled, drizzling [prob. freq. of ME * drisnen (found only as ger. drisning), to fall as dew, akin to Norw dial. drysja, to drizzle & OE dreosan: see DREARY] to rain in fine, mistlike drops vt. 1. to let fall in fine, mistlike… …   English World dictionary

  • Drizzle — Driz zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre[ o]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drizzle — Driz zle, n. A fine rain or mist. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drizzle — 1540s, perhaps an alteration of drysning a falling of dew (c.1400), from O.E. drysnian, related to dreosan to fall, from PIE root *dhreu (see DRIP (Cf. drip)). Or perhaps a frequentative of M.E. dresen to fall, from O.E. dreosan. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Drizzle —  Drizzle  Атмосферный аэрозоль, содержащий капли жидкости …   Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.

  • drizzle — [v] fine rain dribble, drip, drop, mist, mizzle, shower, spit, spray, sprinkle; concept 526 Ant. downpour …   New thesaurus

  • drizzle — ► NOUN ▪ light rain falling in very fine drops. ► VERB 1) (it drizzles, it is drizzling, etc.) rain lightly. 2) Cookery pour a thin stream of (a liquid ingredient) over a dish. DERIVATIVES drizzly adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • Drizzle — For other uses, see Drizzle (disambiguation). Part of the Nature series on Weather   Calendar seasons Spring  …   Wikipedia

  • drizzle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, light, slight ▪ persistent, steady DRIZZLE + VERB ▪ fall …   Collocations dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”